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10 hours ago
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Defendant talks his way into extra time
CATLETTSBURG An Ashland man with a lengthy rap sheet probably won't be making any more snide remarks to a sitting judge after receiving quick consequences on Thursday. After clearing up some confusion between two defendants with the same name, 41-year-old Jeffrey A. Hurn approached a podium at the Boyd County Detention Center livestreaming a feed in front of Boyd Circuit Judge John Vincent. Hurn was set to appear for arraignment in front of the judge on six total cases charging him with several different felonies including, property theft, fentanyl trafficking, wanton endangerment of a police officer and possessing a handgun as a convicted felon. The first order of business for Judge Vincent was to determine if Hurn had an attorney, to which Hurn said he thought he had previously retained a local attorney — but with that attorney absent from the courtroom and after a phone call to his office — Hurn learned that wasn't the case. Prior to Vincent appointing Hurn attorney John Thompson with the Department of Public Advocacy, Hurn said he had recently been released from a local ICU due to needing medical care, but the judge said Hurn was held on bond and the jail was capable of caring for his medical needs and could transport him to the hospital if needed. Hurn, apparently unhappy with the judge's response, asked Vincent, 'What is your name, by the way?' Ignoring his question, Vincent began to rattle off each case and the charges associated with them, but Hurn interrupted, telling the judge, 'Half of these cases aren't even mine,' but Vincent rolled on, having already determined Hurn's middle name and birth date to distinguish him from the similarly named defendant earlier. 'Those ain't my cases no way. I done told you that 10 minutes ago,' Hurn interrupted. In the middle of Vincent reading off roughly 25 of Hurn's alleged charges and Thompson pleading not guilty to each of them, Hurn committed yet another courtroom faux pas by turning from the podium and walking toward the exit of the jail's holding room. Vincent ordered a deputy jailer to escort Hurn back to the podium, prompting Hurn to ask the judge, 'What do you want?' In response, Vincent ruled Hurn was in contempt of court — a common punishment for defendants who disrupt court proceedings or show disrespect to the court's authority — resulting in 30 additional days to any other sentence Hurn may receive in the future and ordered the jail to revoke any privileges Hurn has while behind bars for an unclear amount of time. Hurn is set to appear before Judge Vincent again for a pre-trial conference (on all six cases) on Aug. 14.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Yahoo
Defendant talks his way into extra time
CATLETTSBURG An Ashland man with a lengthy rap sheet probably won't be making any more snide remarks to a sitting judge after receiving quick consequences on Thursday. After clearing up some confusion between two defendants with the same name, 41-year-old Jeffrey A. Hurn approached a podium at the Boyd County Detention Center livestreaming a feed in front of Boyd Circuit Judge John Vincent. Hurn was set to appear for arraignment in front of the judge on six total cases charging him with several different felonies including, property theft, fentanyl trafficking, wanton endangerment of a police officer and possessing a handgun as a convicted felon. The first order of business for Judge Vincent was to determine if Hurn had an attorney, to which Hurn said he thought he had previously retained a local attorney — but with that attorney absent from the courtroom and after a phone call to his office — Hurn learned that wasn't the case. Prior to Vincent appointing Hurn attorney John Thompson with the Department of Public Advocacy, Hurn said he had recently been released from a local ICU due to needing medical care, but the judge said Hurn was held on bond and the jail was capable of caring for his medical needs and could transport him to the hospital if needed. Hurn, apparently unhappy with the judge's response, asked Vincent, 'What is your name, by the way?' Ignoring his question, Vincent began to rattle off each case and the charges associated with them, but Hurn interrupted, telling the judge, 'Half of these cases aren't even mine,' but Vincent rolled on, having already determined Hurn's middle name and birth date to distinguish him from the similarly named defendant earlier. 'Those ain't my cases no way. I done told you that 10 minutes ago,' Hurn interrupted. In the middle of Vincent reading off roughly 25 of Hurn's alleged charges and Thompson pleading not guilty to each of them, Hurn committed yet another courtroom faux pas by turning from the podium and walking toward the exit of the jail's holding room. Vincent ordered a deputy jailer to escort Hurn back to the podium, prompting Hurn to ask the judge, 'What do you want?' In response, Vincent ruled Hurn was in contempt of court — a common punishment for defendants who disrupt court proceedings or show disrespect to the court's authority — resulting in 30 additional days to any other sentence Hurn may receive in the future and ordered the jail to revoke any privileges Hurn has while behind bars for an unclear amount of time. Hurn is set to appear before Judge Vincent again for a pre-trial conference (on all six cases) on Aug. 14.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Oxnard man leads high-speed chase up, down Highway 101
An Oxnard man evaded two spike strips and three attempts by authorities to push him off course with their own cars during an hour-long, high-speed chase up and down Highway 101 between Oxnard and the San Fernando Valley June 26. Driving a white work van, the 39-year-old electrician, was pursued for more than 70 miles by California Highway Patrol units from Ventura, Moorpark and the West Valley. The chase began around 7:09 p.m. when a motorist called 911 during an alleged road rage incident in Oxnard with the Oxnard man. It ultimately ended at 8:16 p.m. when units from the CHP's Ventura office took him into custody after following him off the freeway, north on Oxnard Boulevard and through a nearby mobile home park. The man was arrested June 26 on suspicion of felony evading an officer and several misdemeanors. He was booked into Ventura County jail and is being held on $100,100 bail. He is set to appear in Ventura County Superior Court June 30, jail records show. At the time of the chase, he was also wanted on active warrants for three felony gun and ammunition offenses, according to court records. 'He wouldn't talk to us regarding why (he didn't stop),' said Sgt. Mike Untalan of the CHP's Ventura office. 'We can only assume it was for the warrants.' The chase began shortly after Oxnard police responded to the road rage incident between the two vehicles in Oxnard. 'Something happened within the city limits with a female party and him,' Untalan said. 'He started following her. She was fearing something was going to happen, so she called 911.' A unit from the Oxnard police department attempted to stop the man. 'And the chase was on,' Untalan said. Units from the CHP's Ventura office trailed the man southbound on Highway 101 from Rose Avenue to the Camarillo grade. He evaded a spike strip near the Camarillo Springs Road exit. The Ventura County Sherrif's Office attempted to assist with a helicopter, but there was not enough visibility to do so safely. A unit from CHP's Moorpark office joined the pursuit until the county line, when the CHP's West Valley office took over. Those units attempted two unsuccessful maneuvers to ram and disable the vehicle after the man exited the freeway at Valley Circle Boulevard in West Hills. 'The suspect… got back on the 101 Northbound and entered back into Ventura County,' Untalan said. Local CHP reentered the chase and attempted a second unsuccessful spike strip near the highway's Pleasant Valley Road exit. The van driver continued near the Rose Avenue exit, where authorities were able to use a ramming maneuver to spin him out from the second lane of the northbound 101 to the first lane. 'A moment after he was about to get out of the car, he sped off again,' Untalan said. The driver exited at Vineyard Avenue and made a left onto Oxnard Boulevard. 'He was using all lanes of traffic, going around other vehicles,' Untalan said. Eventually, the man pulled into the mobile home park where he was cornered. CHP officers pulled the driver out of the van, ending the pursuit. Joe Curley is a staff writer for The Star. He can be reached at For more coverage, follow @vcsjoecurley on Twitter/X, Instagram/Threads, Facebook and Bluesky. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Oxnard electrician leads high-speed chase up and down Highway 101
Yahoo
3 days ago
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SRSO plans to arrest 10, 12, 17-year-olds for throwing objects at cars from Jones Overpass
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office is planning to arrest three children on felony charges for allegedly throwing objects at cars from the SA Jones Overpass. After multiple incidents over several months, the SRSO told the News Journal that warrants are being prepared for a 10-year-old, 12-year-old and 17-year-old for throwing objects from the overpass above Interstate 10. The SRSO confirmed to the News Journal that all three are expected to be arrested on charges of throwing deadly missiles, felony criminal mischief and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Both the SRSO and Florida Highway Patrol are continuing an investigation into the case. "This story will be updated as more information becomes available." This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: SA Jones Overpass vandalism incidents leading to arrests
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
Chicago teen charged with animal cruelty for killing duck, chicken in Portage Park
Chicago police have charged a 15-year-old boy with felony animal cruelty for killing a duck and a chicken at a home in the city. Police said the teen broke into a yard in the 5200-block of West Newport in the city's Portage Park neighborhood and killed two animals on May 22. CPD confirmed the animals killed were a chicken and a duck. The Chicago Police Department Animal Crimes Team arrested the teenager on Tuesday. He is charged with two felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass. It is not known when he was due in court, and he has not been identified because he is a minor. No further information was immediately available.
